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Apple Invite Points to Arrival of Smaller iPad

Apple Inc., facing stiffening competition from other tablet makers, teed up the launch of a smaller iPad by distributing invitations to an event next Tuesday.

The company, which often places clues about its intentions in invitations, included the line, "We've got a little more to show you," in the email for the Oct. 23 gathering.

At the event, to be held at the California Theatre in San Jose, Apple is widely...

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